Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (English: Don Quijote Rides Again) is a 1973 Spanish-Mexican comedy film directed by Roberto Gavaldón,[1] loosely based on Miguel de Cervantes's novel Don Quixote and starring Cantinflas as Sancho Panza, Fernando Fernán Gómez as Don Quixote, and María Fernanda D'Ocón as Dulcinea.
Plot
Don Quijote is obsessed with chivalry and its codes of honour. Accompanied by his peculiar squire Sancho Panza, he embarks on a series of adventures in which he is mocked and tricked by some, while others try to help him recover his sanity. But neither Don Quixote nor Sancho give up trying to protect humanity.
Cast
- Cantinflas as Sancho Panza
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as Alonso Quijano "Don Quijote"
- María Fernanda D'Ocón as Aldonza Lorenzo "Dulcinea del Toboso"
- Paca Gabaldón as Altisidora (credited as Mary Francis)
- Ricardo Merino as Bachelor Sansón Carrasco
- José Orjas as Judge
- Emilio Laguna as Duke
- Alberto Fernández as Pedro Pérez, the parish priest
- Laly Soldevila as Duchess
- María Luisa Ponte as Landlady of Don Alonso Quijano
- Serafín García Vázquez
- Valeriano Andrés as Master Nicholas, the barber (credited as Valeriano de Andres)
- Rafael Hernández as Young man in the street with Aldonza
- Manuel Alexandre as Young man in court case tried by Sancho Panza
- Luis Morris as Angulo the Bad, comedian
- Agustín González as Duke's Butler
- Valentín Tornos as Baldomero Fernández, notary
- Diana Lorys as Young woman in court case tried by Sancho Panza
- Javier Escrivá as Miguel de Cervantes
Filming locations
- Peñaranda de Duero
- Talamanca de Jarama
- Villaseca de Uceda
- Torrelaguna
- Manzanares el Real
- La Pedriza
- El Romeral
- Consuegra
- Puerto de Despeñaperros
- Estudios Cinematográficos Roma, Madrid, Spain
- Palacio de Avellaneda
Awards and honors
The film was shown in the 2019 edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival as part of a retrospective of Roberto Gavaldón's work.[2][3]
References
- ^ de Paranaguá, p. 193
- ^ "El Festival de Cine de San Sebastián dedicará su próxima retrospectiva al mexicano Roberto Gavaldón" [The San Sebastian Film Festival will dedicate its next retrospective to Mexican Roberto Gavaldón]. Alianza News (in Spanish). 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival: Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo / Don Quixote Rides Again". San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Bibliography
- de Paranaguá, Paulo Antonio. Mexican Cinema. British Film Institute, 1995.
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